Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Gatos, California
Process
I was contacted by the recruiter and set up with the hiring manager.
I was asked to go through the Netflix Memo (google it) and prepare for culture questions.
I interviewed for a new position, which they plan to mass-produce and flood the site with content.
The interview started off well, as I had already prepped for behavioral questions. However, late in the interview, it went off the rails as the interviewer grilled me on multithreading experience, which is apparently very important to the people at Netflix.
It turns out I did not have the relevant multithreading experience, and I received the regretful email a couple of days later.
Still, it was worth the try for the experience and to understand their mindset. I will try again later.
Questions
Describe your multithreading experience.
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Netflix Work Experiences
- 5.0The best place to work at for software development in the valleySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Gatos, California, United StatesApril 12, 2015Pros: Great problems to solve. Freedom and responsibility culture. Work with many talented people. Low turnover. No fear of my job. Ability to do a great job. Highly visible product that is fun to work on. Large scale problems. Great work-life balance.Cons: None at all. This is the best place I have ever worked.
- 4.0A mid-size tech/product company with some headwindsSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Gatos, California, United StatesOctober 26, 2025Pros: Overall strong culture, good work/life balance most of the time. There is less process for process' sake than at most other companies I've worked.Cons: We have a lot more people in tech, and this has watered down the culture substantially. There's more politicking to get ahead, and some seem to think the only way to get ahead and stay ahead is to keep others down so they can succeed. The idea of being surrounded by stellar colleagues, while somewhat true, is getting to be less and less the case. The lack of organization in managing resources with such a huge growth spurt in engineering is working against us. My team drastically increased head count, and somehow we're busier than we ever were before.
- 2.0Was Good Until It Wasn'tSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLos Gatos, California, United StatesApril 11, 2025Pros: - Pay - Cool Office - Free lunchCons: Technically uninspired. Surprised at how many other experienced engineers here don't understand core concepts like immutability and idempotency, which leads to badly designed systems. The work is boring and easy and will not make you a better engineer. My managers didn't do anything, which left ICs to deal with PMs and designers all the time. Disorganized management and structure. Instability in management made it obvious how unnecessary most of them were.
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